The Principality of Monaco is a member of this network composed, of 29 national convention bureaus / national destination marketing organisations(DMOs) in Europe. Officially founded in 2014 during IMEX in Las Vegas, the Alliance aims to unite European national CVBs to strengthen Europe's position as the world's leading destination for business events.
Its members met in Athens for 2 days of work and exchange around the actions already carried out by the Alliance and new avenues to further strengthen the commitment of its members around new projects.
The members also had the pleasure of taking part in sessions with :
- Carina Bauer - CEO IMEX GROUP , who presented insights from IMEX Frankfurt 2026 (19-21 May) and IMEX America 2025 (7-9 October, Las Vegas).
- Tanya Popeau - Global Sustainability Lead PCMA , who presented the programme and guidelines for the Conviene4Climate Forum, to be held in Rotterdam on 17 October.
- Efi Koudeli - Regional Director Europe ICCA , who shared the results of an unprecedented survey on the educational and academic landscape in the field of Business Tourism in Europe.